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  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
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Basic facts

Original title A Patch of Blue
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue

Cast

Sidney Poitier
Gordon Ralfe

Shelley Winters
Rose-Ann D'Arcey

Elizabeth Hartman
Selina D'Arcey

Wallace Ford
Ole Pa

Ivan Dixon
Mark Ralfe

Elisabeth Fraser (as Elizabeth Fraser)
Sadie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Associate Producer
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Special Photographic Effects
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Key Grip
Propman
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator

Cast

Sidney Poitier Gordon Ralfe
Shelley Winters Rose-Ann D'Arcey
Elizabeth Hartman Selina D'Arcey
Wallace Ford Ole Pa
Ivan Dixon Mark Ralfe
Elisabeth Fraser (as Elizabeth Fraser) Sadie
John Qualen Mr. Faber
Kelly Flynn Yanek Faber
Debi Storm Selina, 5 år
Renata Vanni Mrs. Favaloro
Saverio LoMedico Mr. Favaloro

Companies

Production Company Pandro S. Berman Productions Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Other Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (distributör i USA)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 104083
Date 1966-01-05
Classification Allowed from age 15


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2880 meter
Length in minutes 105 min


Original work

Original title Be Ready With Bells and Drums (Novel)
Author Elizabeth Kata


Release dates

Cinematheque screening 1980-10-27 Sweden
1980-10-28 Sweden
Censurbeslut 2022-05-11 Helsinki Finland
2022-05-14 Helsinki Finland

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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